Stonewashed ?

M.Olexey said:
I like the WD40 idea.

I've used soap (dish and laundry) but lately I've been using this stuff...

http://www.eastwood.com/metal-wash-7-oz.html

I put a teaspoon in the bowl with some water.

Gives the carbon steel a little protection from the flash rusting that can happen if you don't get some oil on them as soon as they come out of the bowl.


Nice pics BC!


on a side note....

Check this out...a little pricey but you can stonewash a 15" blade in this bad boy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180407835922&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I want!


mo
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Martin, if it weren't for your direction, I'd still be at the kitchen sink with a rock "stonewashing" my knives ;)

Holy Smokes! That's 240 lbs. of stonewashing machine.

A guy could justify that pretty easily. Maybe not.

Hmmmmmm...

BC
 
I could justify it! I just couldn't afford it huh1 mo money

The sink thing might work if you have enough time :D


I like how in the description they refer to this one as one of the smaller ones. There's one about twice that size if you have about $2600 laying around.


mo
 
Les Voorhies said:
Bill or Les, have either of your tried WD-40? Jake was doing a 1095 knife in the soapy water concoction and it was rusting as it tumbled. I cleaned it out and put the other half of my triangles in there and a little WD and I really liked what it did and it was a little quieter.
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I've sprayed WD40 on blades before they went in... I have some stuff similar to the stuff MO posted that has a rust inhibitor on it.

I try to keep carbon steel outta there though. It will get in the media and cross contaminate stuff.

I know one guy who's titanium got rust spots on it cuz he'd run some A2 though there...
 
Gentlemen(and I say that sincerely), what would the difference in the final finish be between stonewashing and bead blasting? huh1
 
mack1 said:
Gentlemen(and I say that sincerely), what would the difference in the final finish be between stonewashing and bead blasting? huh1
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I don't know exactly how to describe it but it has a kind of galvanized look to it and it stands up to scuffs and scratches better.
 
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